they_o shall_v be_v crucyat_a &_o cruel_o torment_v in_o hell_n &_o shall_v never_o be_v delyverd_v from_o then_n where_o the_o tormentor_n be_v never_o weary_a &_o he_o that_o be_v tormentyd_v shall_v never_o dye_n the_o fire_n wastyth_n &_o punysshyth_v there_o on_o such_o manere_n that_o it_o ever_o reserve_v dampnyd_v people_n the_o tormentynge_v be_v do_v on_o such_o wise_n that_o they_o be_v ever_o renew_a for_o every_o man_n that_o be_v damn_a shall_v suffer_v pain_n in_o hell_n accord_v to_o his_o sin_n and_o those_o sin_n that_o be_v like_a shall_v be_v punysshyd_v with_o like_a pain_n no_o thing_n shall_v be_v herd_n there_o but_o weep_v sigh_v sorow_a waylling_n morning_n &_o gnasshing_n of_o tooth_n there_o shall_v nought_o be_v seen_v but_o vermyn_v lothe_o &_o feerfull_a facy_n of_o tormentor_n &_o the_o foul_a &_o moost_n ugly_a felyshypp_n of_o fende_v cruel_a worm_n shall_v gnaw_v within_o the_o herte_n there_o be_v exceed_a sorrow_n abominable_a stench_n wail_a confusion_n wondre_fw-fr &_o huge_a fear_n &_o wretch_n shall_v brenne_n in_o everla_a fire_n always_o wythoute_n end_n they_o shall_v be_v crucyat_a &_o tormentyd_v in_o body_n with_o fire_n &_o in_o soul_n with_o the_o worm_n of_o conscyence_n there_o shall_v be_v sorrow_n intolerable_a incomparable_a stench_n &_o horryble_a drede_n death_n both_o of_o body_n &_o soul_n without_o hope_n of_o meecy_a &_o forgevenes_n but_o they_o shall_v so_o dye_n that_o they_o may_v ever_o live_v &_o they_o shall_v so_o live_v that_o they_o may_v ever_o dye_n thus_o manny_n soul_n be_v torment_v evermore_o in_o hell_n for_o his_o sin_n or_o else_o put_v in_o parady_n for_o his_o meryty_n &_o good_a dede_n cheese_n we_o then_o one_o of_o thyse_n tweyne_n â–ª_o other_o to_o be_v torment_v evermore_o with_o wicked_a people_n or_o ever_o to_o joy_n &_o make_v merry_a with_o holy_a saint_n soth_o both_o good_a &_o evyll_n lyf_v &_o death_n be_v put_v before_o us._n that_o we_o may_v extend_v &_o put_v forth_o our_o ande_fw-mi whether_o we_o will_v and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o that_o dreadful_a tormentynge_n make_v we_o not_o ferde_v at_o the_o leyst_a way_n lete_fw-la the_o great_a reward_n of_o joy_n excyte_n and_o stir_v we_o to_o goodness_n ¶_o of_o the_o reward_n of_o blessyd_v soul_n and_o of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n cao._n .vijo._o the_o reward_n of_o blessyd_v man_n be_v to_o behold_v god_n to_o live_v with_o god_n &_o to_o live_v of_o god_n to_o be_v with_o god_n to_o be_v in_o god_n and_o to_o have_v god_n that_o be_v moo_v noble_a and_o soverayne_a goodness_n there_o be_v perfyte_n felycyte_v perfyte_n mirth_n &_o joy_n very_o lyberte_fw-fr perfyte_n charyte_n perpetuell_a suretee_n and_z sure_a perpetuyte_o there_o be_v very_a and_o true_a gladness_n of_o cunning_a plentevousnes_n all_o bewte_fw-mi &_o fayrne_n &_o all_o beatitude_n &_o blissfulness_n there_o be_v contynuall_a pease_n truth_n &_o charyte_v everla_a light_n virtue_n &_o honest_a inestimable_a joy_n &_o mirth_n exceed_a sweetness_n &_o lyf_v without_o end_n etnall_a glory_n lawde_a quyete_fw-it rest_v love_n sweet_a concord_n &_o unyte_n in_o this_o bliss_n shall_v he_o abide_v evermore_o with_o our_o lord_n in_o who_o conscyence_n shall_v be_v find_v no_o sin_n he_o shall_v behold_v he_o at_o his_o own_o lyberte_fw-fr he_o shall_v have_v he_o to_o his_o great_a playsure_n and_o sweetness_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v knytte_n to_o he_o in_o love_n to_o his_o great_a mirth_n &_o gladness_n he_o shall_v live_v in_o eternyte_n shine_v in_o truth_n &_o joy_n in_o gladness_n and_o like_v as_o he_o shall_v have_v in_o abide_v perpetuyte_o so_o he_o shall_v have_v cunning_a &_o knowledge_n without_o diffyculte_n or_o harden_v &_o in_o perpetuell_a rest_n everlasting_a felycyte_n sothe_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o cytezyn_n of_o that_o holy_a cyte_n where_o angel_n ben_fw-mi cyteyzin_n where_o almyghty_a god_n the_o fader_fw-mi be_v the_o temple_n and_o his_o soon_o the_o light_n and_z the_o holy_a goost_n be_v the_o love_n &_o charyte·_a o_o heavenly_a cyte_v a_z sure_a mansyon_n a_o country_n contain_v every_o thing_n playsaunt_a &_o delectable_a whereof_o the_o people_n live_v without_o stryf_v or_o grutching_n the_o dweller_n live_v in_o quyetnesse_n &_o rest_n where_o man_n suffer_v none_o indygence_n ne_o scarsnesse_n o_o thou_o cyte_v of_o god_n how_o glorious_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o the._n all_o that_o ever_o dwell_v in_o the._n dwell_v in_o perpetuell_a joy_n &_o felycyte_n all_o be_v joyful_a of_o our_o lord_n who_o countenance_n and_o cheer_n be_v meek_a who_o face_n be_v fair_a &_o bewtevous_a &_o speech_n very_o sweet_a &_o delycyous_a he_o be_v pleasant_a to_o see_v sweet_a to_o have_v and_o keep_v and_o delycyous_a to_o love_v he_o be_v enough_o of_o himself_o full_o to_o please_v &_o content_a us._n and_o also_o of_o himself_o be_v a_o suffycyent_a reward_n for_o our_o meryte_n there_o be_v no_o thing_n desire_v beside_o he_o for_o what_o some_o ever_o be_v desire_v be_v find_v in_o he_o it_o be_v great_a like_n and_o pleasyre_n evermore_o to_o behold_v he_o ever_o more_o to_o have_v he_o and_o evermore_o to_o delyte_n in_o he_o and_o to_o be_v join_v and_o knytte_a to_o he_o ever_o more_o in_o perfyte_n love_n the_o understond_a be_v make_v clear_o in_o he_o and_o the_o desire_n be_v purefy_v to_o know_v and_o love_v truth_n and_o be_v all_o the_o good_a and_o wealth_n of_o man_n that_o be_v to_o know_v and_o love_v his_o maker_n ¶_o what_o great_a folly_n thenne_n &_o madness_n cause_v we_o to_o desire_v the_o bitterness_n of_o vice_n &_o to_o follow_v peril_n of_o this_o world_n to_o suffer_v the_o unfortune_n of_o this_o unstable_a life_n and_o to_o be_v subgette_n of_o the_o wicked_a tyranny_n of_o the_o devyll_n &_o coveyte_v not_o rather_o to_o flee_v to_o the_o blessyd_v company_n of_o saint_n &_o felycyte_n of_o angellis_fw-la to_z the_o solemnyte_n &_o fee_v of_o heavenly_a gladness_n and_z to_o the_o joy_n &_o swetnes_n of_o contemplatyf_v lyf_v that_o we_o may_v entre_fw-fr in_o to_o the_o kyngnome_n of_o our_o lord_n &_o see_v thabundaunt_a ryhce_n of_o his_o goodness_n there_o we_o shall_v rest_n in_o ace_n &_o we_o shall_v see_v how_o sweet_a our_o lord_n be_v &_o hoâ—_n plentevous_a the_o multytude_n of_o his_o sweetness_n be_v we_o shall_v see_v the_o bewte_n of_o eternal_a glory_n the_o bryghtnes_n of_o saint_n the_o honour_n &_o worship_n of_o the_o regal_a mageste_v we_o shall_v know_v the_o power_n of_o the_o fader_fw-mi the_o wysdome_n of_o the_o soon_o &_o the_o moost_n benyngne_n goodness_n of_o the_o holy_a good_a and_o so_o we_o shall_v have_v knowledge_n of_o thou_o holy_a trynyte_n we_o see_v now_o bodily_a thing_n by_o the_o body_z also_o we_o know_v the_o symylytude_n of_o bodily_a thing_n by_o our_o soul_n but_o thenne_n we_o shall_v see_v that_o soothe_v fast_o truth_n with_o clear_a sight_n of_o our_o soul_n o_o blessyd_v and_o happy_a sight_n to_o see_v almyghty_a god_n very_o in_o himself_o to_o see_v he_o in_o us._n and_o to_o see_v we_o in_o he_o in_o blessydful_a joy_n &_o joyefull_a bliss_n we_o shall_v have_v all_o that_o ever_o we_o shall_v desire_v so_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o lyste_v to_o desire_v any_o more_o we_o shall_v be_v blessyd_v with_o sweetness_n &_o love_n of_o he_o &_o delyciousnes_n of_o beholdinge_v he_o the_o nobleness_n of_o the_o high_a felycyte_n shall_v be_v when_o the_o clear_a god_n heed_n shall_v be_v know_v in_o his_o pure_a be_v and_o thene_n shall_v be_v comprehendyd_v &_o know_v cler_o the_o blessyd_v trynyte_n that_o be_v incomprehensyble_a the_o prevytee_n of_o the_o godhede_v shall_v be_v show_v open_o very_a god_n shall_v be_v seen_v &_o love_n and_o that_o sight_n &_o love_v fulfylling_n all_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v the_o hole_n perfeccyon_n of_o the_o felycyte_n &_o bliss_n one_o tongue_n shall_v be_v comyn_v to_o all_o mirth_n with_o out_o werynesse_n one_o desire_v &_o eurla_a love_n truth_n shall_v be_v show_v cler_o charyte_n shall_v replenysshe_v &_o both_o the_o body_n &_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v full_o sacyat_a man_n heed_n glorefy_v shall_v shine_v as_o the_o soon_o there_o shall_v be_v restful_a helthe_n concord_n of_o body_n &_o soul_n angel_n &_o man_n shall_v joy_n to_o guider_n in_o one_o joy_n speak_v togyder_n one_o speech_n and_o be_v fe_v all_o in_o one_o feest_fw-la the_o love_n shall_v not_o fail_v ne_o be_v make_v less_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o sorrow_n ne_o pain_n for_o dyffer_v of_o thing_n desire_v but_o all_o good_a thing_n be_v present_a for_o the_o blessyd_v presence_n of_o the_o mageste_v of_o almyghty_a god_n be_v all_o thing_n to_o they_o all_o &_o contain_v theym_a full_o in_o all_o that_o they_o desire_v his_o power_n that_o be_v almiÈty_n wisdom_n
¶_o the_o meditatonn_n of_o saint_n bernard_n ▪_o full_o prouffytable_a be_v to_o we_o travayl_v pylgryme_n and_o freyll_a sinner_n the_o fruytfull_a werke_n and_o treatyse_n of_o holy_a fader_n the_o which_o call_v we_o from_o the_o way_n of_o derkenesse_n of_o sign_n to_o the_o way_n of_o ryghtwysnesse_n and_o teach_v we_o the_o streyghte_a way_n to_o the_o end_n of_o our_o pylgremage_n theverla_a bliss_n of_o heaven_n wherefore_o among_o those_o say_a werke_n &_o treatyse_n i_o have_v to_o thonoure_n of_o god_n &_o prouffyte_n of_o his_o people_n choose_v to_o translate_v fro_o latyn_a in_o to_o engly_v the_o one_o sweet_a &_o devoute_a treatyse_n moche_n prouffytable_a both_z to_o the_o lover_n of_o this_o trowblous_a short_a &_o unsure_a life_n and_o also_o to_o the_o lover_n of_o the_o everla_a blessydfull_a life_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n call_v the_o meditation_n of_o saint_n bernarde_n ▪_o whereof_o i_o forbede_v to_o unlern_v presumptuous_a correction_n and_o mekely_a submytte_n i_o &_o my_o werke_n to_o charytable_a correccyon_n beseeching_n the_o reder_n to_o vouchesauf_n pray_v for_o i_o &_o the_o enprynter_n or_o writer_n hereof_o to_o do_v their_o devour_v dylygent_o and_o by_o cause_n i_o will_v have_v so_o good_a &_o so_o prouffytable_a a_o thing_n comyn_v to_o many_o and_o also_o by_o cause_n that_o hasty_o after_o the_o translacyon_n hereof_o before_o it_o be_v due_o correct_v &_o order_v it_o be_v by_o devoute_a person_n transumpte_n &_o copy_v i_o wot_v not_o how_o oft_o aeynste_n my_o will_v therefore_o have_v i_o now_o the_o year_n of_o of_o our_o lord_n jesu_n cryst_n m._n cccc.lxxxxv_n &_o the_o twelve_o day_n of_o the_o month_n of_o september_n for_o to_o avoid_v &_o eschew_v the_o jeopardye_n &_o hurt_v that_o may_v come_v by_o that_o that_o be_v not_o due_o correct_v put_v it_o more_o dylygent_o correct_v &_o order_v to_o the_o enprynter_n in_o let_v &_o dystruccyon_n of_o all_o other_o copy_v after_o the_o forsayde_a uncorrected_a translation_n and_o i_o counsel_n &_o exhort_v all_o that_o have_v those_o same_o to_z leave_v they_o as_o doubtful_a &_o jeoperdous_a and_o take_v this_o more_o dylygent_o order_v &_o correct_v it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o know_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o for_o they_o dyfferre_fw-la both_o in_o nombre_fw-fr of_o chapytree_n &_o in_o rubryssh_n of_o the_o same_o the_o uncorrect_v be_v dyvyde_v in_o to_o xxu_o chapytre_n whereof_o the_o first_o have_v no_o specyall_a rubryshes_fw-mi the_o second_o chapytre_n of_o the_o same_o begin_v thus_o ¶_o our_o mind_n soth_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n or_o elles_fw-fr thus_o ¶_o the_o mind_n soth_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o his_o rubryshe_v be_v this_o ¶_o that_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n be_v call_v the_o image_n of_o god_n but_o this_o that_o be_v correct_v more_o dylygent_o be_v dyvyde_v &_o part_v in_o to_o xviij_o chapytre_n only_o whereof_o the_o rubryche_n follow_v she_o in_o order_n ¶_o how_o man_n by_o knowledge_n &_o understond_n of_o himself_o may_v know_v god_n and_o how_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n cao._n primo_fw-la ¶_o of_o wretchydnesse_n of_o body_n ▪_o and_o of_o the_o dreadful_a jugement_n cao._n secundo_fw-la ¶_o how_o a_o sinful_a soul_n be_v vex_v and_o trouble_v after_o she_o depart_v fro_o the_o body_n cao._n .iijo._o ¶_o of_o the_o dygnyte_n &_o noblesse_n of_o manny_n soul_n of_o the_o wretchydnesse_n of_o the_o body_n and_o how_o wretchyd_a the_o soul_n be_v make_v by_o the_o body_n cao._n .iiijo._o ¶_o of_o the_o misery_n &_o wredchydnesse_n of_o man_n in_o his_o conceyve_a his_o birth_n his_o lyf_v &_o his_o death_n of_o the_o noble_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o of_o the_o sudden_a myschyef_n of_o wicked_a man_n cao._n vo._o ¶_o of_o death_n and_o also_o of_o the_o pain_n of_o wicked_a man_n after_o their_o death_n cao._n .vio._o ¶_o of_o the_o reward_n of_o blessyd_v soul_n and_o of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n cao._n .vijo._o ¶_o who_o be_v able_a to_o have_v the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n viijo._o ¶_o of_o charytable_a love_n of_o thy_o neghboure_n cao._n .ixo._o ¶_o how_o we_o shall_v pery_z love_n and_o worship_n god_n and_o think_v on_o he_o cao._n .xo._o ¶_o of_o manny_n herte_a and_o of_o prouffyte_n in_o rede_a holy_a thing_n cao._n xio._o ¶_o of_o waver_a &_o unstablenesse_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o thought_n cao._n .xijo._o ¶_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o remedy_n also_o of_o waver_a of_o the_o mind_n and_o of_o confessyon_n cao._n .xiijo._o ¶_o accusing_n by_o confessyon_n of_o dyverse_a syne_n fourteen_o ¶_o of_o three_o goostly_a enemy_n the_o flesh_n the_o world_n &_o the_o devyll_n and_o also_o of_o their_o temptacyon_n &_o resystence_n against_o theym_n cao._n .xvo._o ¶_o of_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o devyll_n and_o how_o he_o temptyd_v man_n by_o the_o flesh_n cao._n .xvio._o ¶_o of_o the_o bliss_n of_o heaven_n cao._n .xvijo._o ¶_o of_o dyspyse_v of_o worldly_a thynges·_n of_o the_o old_a man_n and_o of_o the_o pyte_n gentylnesse_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n capytulo_n .xviijo._o ¶_o the_o medytacyens_n of_o saint_n bernarde_n ¶_o how_o man_n by_o knowledge_n &_o understond_n of_o himself_o may_v know_v god_n and_o how_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n many_o there_o be_v that_o know_v &_o understonde_v many_o other_o thing_n &_o yet_o they_o know_v not_o their_o own_o self_n they_o take_v moche_n heed_n to_o other_o but_o they_o look_v not_o well_o to_o themselves_o they_o leave_v they_o be_v inward_a &_o goostly_a thing_n and_o seek_v god_n among_o outward_a thing_n the_o which_o be_v within_o theym_a therefore_o i_o shall_v tear_v fro_o those_o thing_n that_o ben_fw-mi outward_a to_o inward_a thing_n &_o from_o inward_a thing_n i_o shall_v lift_v my_o mind_n to_o thing_n above_o that_o i_o may_v know_v whereof_o i_o come_v and_o whether_o i_o go_v what_o i_o be_o and_o whereof_o i_o be_o and_o so_o by_o knowledge_n of_o myself_o i_o may_v ascend_v &_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n for_o the_o more_o i_o proyffyte_n in_o knowledge_n of_o myself_o the_o more_o nigh_o i_o draw_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o of_o god_n ¶_o on_o the_o inward_a manny_n behalf_n i_o find_v three_o thing_n in_o my_o soul_n whereby_o i_o remember_v behold_v &_o desire_v my_o lord_n god_n the_o which_o be_v the_o mind_n the_o understond_v &_o will_v or_o love_n by_o the_o mind_n i_o remember_v he_o by_o the_o understond_n i_o behold_v he_o goostly_a and_o by_o will_n or_o love_n i_o love_v and_o desire_v he_o when_o i_o remember_v god_n i_o find_v in_o he_o in_o my_o mind_n &_o feel_v therein_o in_o he_o sweetness_n &_o plesyre_n of_o he_o like_o as_o he_o vouchesaufe_fw-fr to_o gyve_v i_o by_o the_o understond_v i_o behold_v in_o he_o what_o he_o be_v in_o himself_o what_o in_o holy_a angelly_n and_o what_o in_o his_o blessyd_v saint_n what_o in_o his_o creature_n &_o what_o in_o mankind_n in_o himself_o he_o be_v incomprehensyble_a for_o he_o be_v both_o 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